"Mal-" he said breaking the silence.

"I don't know" I admitted. "I guess-" I stated.

"Yes?" he prompted.

"Yes" I confirmed. "I would have done what it takes" I stated and I watched as he nodded at this. "But I would have done anything I could before that happened" I continued. This was the truth; I would have done anything and everything in my power - I never wanted to see Bobby again, never mind sleep with him! "Heck!" I exclaimed. "He told me to leave you for him; to get him to do as I wanted I lied and told him that I would leave you. Runaway with him; just to get him to do what I wanted" I added. "Ben it was all lies!" I urged. "I only have and ever will want you" I finished.

"I only want you too" he returned and I watched as meek but warm smile spread across his face.

"So you forgive me then?" I questioned slowly. I thought Ben would be angry with me; tell me to leave him to give him time to think. But I think given the fact that the pair of us could have lost each other in this situation he was just relieved that we both had been able to be reunited before it was too late.

"Yes" he confirmed. "Yes I do" he added. "As I would do anything to make you safe" he stated as he pulled his right hand from my left and he delicately cupped the left hand side of my face.

"I know you would baby" I smiled as I slid my left hand over his.

"My parents seemed very impressed with what you did" he noted. "Fighting all of Bobby's gang" he concluded.

"Well-" I started to dismiss. "I know how to fight" I reminded him.

"Don't I know it!" he chuckled. "I knew you would come for me; when I heard the noise I hoped it would be you" he continued fondly.

"I was always going to save you Ben" I insisted.

"Thank you" he muttered.

"You don't need to thank me for that" I dismissed. "It's me and you against the world, remember?" I offered happily.

"Always" He prompted. "Your beautiful face" He noted sadly as he stroked my left cheek with his right thumb.

"You got worse" I returned back to him.

"Yeah" he agreed. "But that doesn't stop me hating what they have done to you" he recanted.

"Likewise Ben" I answered. "They could have killed you; if I was any sooner-" I said sadly as tears started to form in my eyes once more.

"Hey!" he cooed. "Don't think like that" he instructed me. "What matters now is that we are now together" he reminded me happily.

"Yes" I nodded as I used my right hand to clear my eyes and face once more of tears. "And I hope you know something-" I began.

"What?" he asked.

"I am never going to let you out of my sight ever again" I told him.

"Mal" he whined.

"No Ben" I insisted. "I could have lost you; I can't lose you!" I exclaimed.

"Mal you are never going to lose me" he cooed again trying to reassure me. "I promise" he vowed.

"I hope so" I pressed.

"I hope so too" he returned. "You were the only thought on my mind throughout all of this" he told me.

"Ditto" I muttered and we fell into silence once more. "I know you probably don't want to talk about it-" I stated.

"Right?" he questioned.

"But how did they manage to take you?" I asked slowly and I watched as his eyes widened slightly at this.

"Well..."

Ben then went on tell me that I had been gone around half an hour before someone hit him around the back of the head, which knocked him out. He said the last thing that he could remember was a sharp pain in the back of his head before his head collided with his desk as six masked men ran into his office.

He then told me that the next thing that he knew he was waking up tied and bound on a chair in the office that I found him in. I didn't push him to find out what Bobby did to him but he said that he was ok talking about it. He knew that the police were going to want to discuss it anyway, and he would preferred that he spoke to me about it first.

The next few minutes the was filled with Ben quickly telling me about what had happened to me. He first told me about how Bobby taunted him as he struck him telling him to let me go; and telling Ben what he was going to do with me. I actually felt sick to my stomach at this; however I knew that it was going to get worse the longer our conversation went on.

He then moved on to tell me about what had happened when Bobby assaulted him with a sledge hammer; at this point I had to beg Ben to stop as the memory of seeing that photo suddenly assaulted me. When Ben asked what was wrong I told him about that I know what they did to him; as they sent me a photo. Ben sighed at this and told me that he was aware of this; and Bobby used this as part of his next torture session.

Thankfully we were able to quickly talk about what had happened to Ben; and afterwards I stood up and held him lightly. I hated what he had been put through; but I knew for a fine fact that it was never ever going to happen again. I meant it when I said that I wasn't going to let Ben out of my sight; and I didn't know whether this was down to the recent changes within me - but Ben and our baby's safety was even more important to me and before. I would always protect them and make them safe - even if it killed me!